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#India – Villagers Stall Largest FDI POSCO for 8 Years

Posted: 01/28/2014 Citing “serious human rights concerns, ” last fall a panel of eight United Nations experts called for an immediate halt to a $12 billion iron-and-steel complex being built in Odisha, India by the South Korean metals giant POSCO. In January,… Continue Reading →

Dayamani Barla Selected For Cultural Survival’s Ellen L. Lutz Indigenous Rights Award #tribalrights #womenrights

By Cultural Survival 29 April, 2013 Countercurrents.org (April 29, 2013). Grassroots Indigenous rights heroes too often go unrecognized. Yet their efforts to promote the rights of their peoples and protect their traditions, languages, and resources are critical to cultural… Continue Reading →

April 30, 2013 0

Columbia halts mining multinationals in indigenous territory #goodnews

Wednesday, 13 February 2013 15:38 Jacob Stringer A judge suspended Monday all activities by mining companies in nearly 50,000 hectares of indigenous lands in northwest Colombia, reported local media. In an “unprecedented” ruling, all mining and exploration activities in 49,421 acres… Continue Reading →

February 16, 2013 0

-Bridge the Gap Bring the Change

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#India – Villagers Stall Largest FDI POSCO for 8 Years

Dayamani Barla Selected For Cultural Survival’s Ellen L. Lutz Indigenous Rights Award #tribalrights #womenrights

Columbia halts mining multinationals in indigenous territory #goodnews